From root: ospital
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inospital
i-nos-pi-TAL
hospitalized
Present (Incomplete)
inoospital
i-no-os-pi-TAL
hospitalizing
Future (Contemplated)
oospitalin
o-os-pi-ta-LIN
will hospitalize
Usage Note
Ospitalin is used when referring to the act of admitting someone to a hospital for medical treatment. It is an object-focus verb, emphasizing the person being hospitalized as the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Baka kailangang ospitalin si Lolo. "
Natural Translation
Maybe Grandpa needs to be hospitalized.
Literal Translation
Maybe need to-hospitalize PERSON Grandpa.
" Baka kailangang ospitalin ang pasyente. "
Natural Translation
Maybe it is necessary to hospitalize the patient.
Literal Translation
Maybe need to hospitalize the patient.
" Sinabi ng doktor na maaaring kailangang ospitalin ang bata kung hindi bababa ang lagnat sa loob ng dalawang araw. "
Natural Translation
The doctor said the child might need to be hospitalized if the fever does not go down within two days.
Literal Translation
Said of doctor that might need to-hospitalize the child if not will-go-down the fever within of two days.
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